Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls. New York, New York: Viking, 2009. Print.
This book would be helpful to someone who is interested in learning about the way a person with an eating disorder thinks, or just someone who enjoys reading. Wintergirls is a fictional story of a teenage girl with an obsession of being thin. The novel engages the reader in an interesting story, while showing how the mind of someone with an eating disorder might think, as well as the dangers that come from eating disorders.
Liu, Aimee. Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders. Grand Central Publishing, 2008. Print.
This book would be helpful for someone who wants to learn all about the facts associated with life after an eating disorder. The author of this book actually suffered an eating disorder. Which means she knows all about dealing with life afterwords. This book contains detailed accounts from the authors personal life which readers who have had eating disorders can really relate too. The book shows that just becuase your eating disorder hardships may be over there are many more difficult ones to overcome.
Fillon, Mike. "Fitness Magazine and eating disorder: is there a relationship?" Fitness magazine. 19. Oct. 2006;online.
This source would be great for anyone who wanted to learn more about eating disorders. The magazine artical identifys the types of eating disorders. The article explains that fitness can be misleading, and lead individuals to lose weight in an unhealthy way. The magazine shows that thin isnt always in.
Mayo Clinic Staff. "Eating Disorders." Mayo- Clinic: Health Information (2010): n. pag. Web. 17 March. 2011.
This source would be helpful to anyone who is interested in learning about eating disorders. This article contains information about possible symptoms, as well as treatments. It also provides the reader with a definition of what eating disorders are, and also the impact they have on the body. The site gives a list of places and organizations that help those suffering with an eating disorder.
Ellin, Abby. "Narrowing an Eating Disorder." New York Times 18 Jan. 2010. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
This article would be helpful to those who aren't really sure if their eating disorder is sever enough to actually need help. It details the disorder which is called Ednos, which means eating disorder not otherwise specified, and shows that most people do not know how to treat this disease even though it is very common. The article proves that even though you may not think that you have anorexia or bullimia there may still be a problem and you should still seek help.
National Eating Disorders. N.p., 2011. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
This website would be helpful to anyone looking for help with their eating disorder. It provides a lot of information into the disease as well as success stories and places to go for treatment. This website could also be helpful to anyone who wants to better understand an eating disorder or to help a friend that is struggling.
For the Love of Nancy. Dir. Paul Schneider. Perf. Tracy Glod, Jill Clay, Cameron Bancroft, Mark-Paul Gosselaar. ABC,1994. VHS.
This movie would be helpful for anyone who is or who knows someone that is suffering with from eating disorder. This movie is about a young girl named Nancy who has anorexia. Her family finds out and they want her to get help. But Nancy does not want any help. But eventually she gives in and gets the help she needs. This movie shows that eating disorders are real and that they do tear families apart. This movie also shows that only the person with the eating disorder can be the one who wants to change no matter what the family wants.
This book would be helpful to someone who is interested in learning about the way a person with an eating disorder thinks, or just someone who enjoys reading. Wintergirls is a fictional story of a teenage girl with an obsession of being thin. The novel engages the reader in an interesting story, while showing how the mind of someone with an eating disorder might think, as well as the dangers that come from eating disorders.
Liu, Aimee. Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders. Grand Central Publishing, 2008. Print.
This book would be helpful for someone who wants to learn all about the facts associated with life after an eating disorder. The author of this book actually suffered an eating disorder. Which means she knows all about dealing with life afterwords. This book contains detailed accounts from the authors personal life which readers who have had eating disorders can really relate too. The book shows that just becuase your eating disorder hardships may be over there are many more difficult ones to overcome.
Fillon, Mike. "Fitness Magazine and eating disorder: is there a relationship?" Fitness magazine. 19. Oct. 2006;online.
This source would be great for anyone who wanted to learn more about eating disorders. The magazine artical identifys the types of eating disorders. The article explains that fitness can be misleading, and lead individuals to lose weight in an unhealthy way. The magazine shows that thin isnt always in.
Mayo Clinic Staff. "Eating Disorders." Mayo- Clinic: Health Information (2010): n. pag. Web. 17 March. 2011.
This source would be helpful to anyone who is interested in learning about eating disorders. This article contains information about possible symptoms, as well as treatments. It also provides the reader with a definition of what eating disorders are, and also the impact they have on the body. The site gives a list of places and organizations that help those suffering with an eating disorder.
Ellin, Abby. "Narrowing an Eating Disorder." New York Times 18 Jan. 2010. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
This article would be helpful to those who aren't really sure if their eating disorder is sever enough to actually need help. It details the disorder which is called Ednos, which means eating disorder not otherwise specified, and shows that most people do not know how to treat this disease even though it is very common. The article proves that even though you may not think that you have anorexia or bullimia there may still be a problem and you should still seek help.
National Eating Disorders. N.p., 2011. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
This website would be helpful to anyone looking for help with their eating disorder. It provides a lot of information into the disease as well as success stories and places to go for treatment. This website could also be helpful to anyone who wants to better understand an eating disorder or to help a friend that is struggling.
For the Love of Nancy. Dir. Paul Schneider. Perf. Tracy Glod, Jill Clay, Cameron Bancroft, Mark-Paul Gosselaar. ABC,1994. VHS.
This movie would be helpful for anyone who is or who knows someone that is suffering with from eating disorder. This movie is about a young girl named Nancy who has anorexia. Her family finds out and they want her to get help. But Nancy does not want any help. But eventually she gives in and gets the help she needs. This movie shows that eating disorders are real and that they do tear families apart. This movie also shows that only the person with the eating disorder can be the one who wants to change no matter what the family wants.